Design Activism/2014/Reel № 14.001
ByVinay Venkatraman, Nille Juul-Sørensen, Henrik Vibskov, Mikal Hallstrup
Danes on design that matters (trailer)
A Better Future Through Design/Recorded 2014
A close reading, kept within reach.
Vinay Venkatraman takes design activism as a lens on the larger question the festival keeps returning to: what design owes to the people and places it works among. The talk moves from specific projects toward a broader argument about practice.
Recorded in Denmark in 2014, the conversation is grounded in Vinay's own working method — the compromises, the constraints, and the moments where the work taught them something they didn't expect.
The closing turn is characteristic of the archive: less a conclusion than a provocation, handed to the audience to carry into their own disciplines.
At Design Indaba Conference 2014, a Danish delegation talks about design that has nothing to do with chairs, coffee cups or couches.
About the speaker
Vinay Venkatraman
Copenhagen/Denmark
Industrial and interaction designer Vinay Venkatraman is the CEO of Leapcraft – a design-driven innovation consultancy based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nille Juul-Sørensen
Copenhagen/Denmark
Architect and product designer Nille Juul-Sørensen is the CEO of the Danish Design Centre.
Henrik Vibskov
Copenhagen/Denmark
Henrik Vibskov is not just a fashion designer but also the creator of twisted and tantalising universes that accompany each of his collections.
Mikal Hallstrup
Copenhagen/Denmark
Mikal Hallstrup is the co-founder and chief visionary officer at Designit, one of the world’s largest design and innovation companies.
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